Files that tend to grow too much unsupervised go to /var, so that they can only fill the partition containing this directory.

Pseudo files used to communicate with the kernel go to /proc (old style) or /sys (new style). Pseudo files used to communicate with other hardware devices go to /dev.

/boot can be used to keep the kernel file in a place the hardware can access easily

The remaining directories contain binaries. /lib is for shared libraries. The basic low-level UNIX toolbox is in /bin, the tools needed only by the administrator are in /sbin. Everything else go to /usr.

The Om 2008.8 filesystem

The root filesystem consists the following directories:

bin

dev

home

media

proc

sys

usr

boot

etc

lib

mnt

sbin

tmp

var

The first difference to the standard Linux filesystem is the lack of /root directory. This directory is located under /home/root/.

The config and data files for contacts, calendar, memos and tasks are located under the ~/Applications and ~/Documents folders, cf. the Backup article.

The file /home/root/.ash_history is a history of commands for the standard shell (ash). If you use bash, it will create the file /home/root/.bash_history.

Files that tend to grow too much unsupervised go to /var, so that they can only fill the partition containing this directory.

Pseudo files used to communicate with the kernel go to /proc (old style) or /sys (new style). Pseudo files used to communicate with other hardware devices go to /dev.

/boot can be used to keep the kernel file in a place the hardware can access easily

The remaining directories contain binaries. /lib is for shared libraries. The basic low-level UNIX toolbox is in /bin, the tools needed only by the administrator are in /sbin. Everything else go to /usr.

The Om 2008.8 filesystem

The root filesystem consists the following directories:

bin

dev

home

media

proc

sys

usr

boot

etc

lib

mnt

sbin

tmp

var

The first difference to the standard Linux filesystem is the lack of /root directory. This directory is located under /home/root/.

The config and data files for contacts, calendar, memos and tasks are located under the ~/Applications and ~/Documents folders, cf. the Backup article.

The file /home/root/.ash_history is a history of commands for the standard shell (ash). If you use bash, it will create the file /home/root/.bash_history.